"So yeah, she's three, four next year" I say scratching the back of my neck.
"That's cute" Paige says. "I love kids"
"Yeah?" I glance at her. "You should totally meet her sometime"
"I'd love to" she moves her head from her left shoulder to her right, crossing her arms over her chest as we continue to walk. "She seems adorable"
"You want to see a picture?" I ask, almost a bit too fast.
She lets out a small giggle, but nods while I search for my phone. "Yeah, sure"
"So this is a few months ago" I say, showing her a picture of Riley in Luke's lap. She's wearing a princess costume that she got from my parents. "She is a big fan of pink and princesses"
"I can tell" Paige softly laughs as I swipe to the left to show her some more pictures. "She looks like a mini you"
"Well, except for her eyes. They're blue, like her moms"
"I actually can't believe you're a dad" Paige looks up at me again, and I hesitantly meets her eyes with mine.
"Yeah? Is it good or bad, though?" I quietly wonder, my eyes locked to hers.
"Probably good" she breaks our eyecontact, looking down at her feet. "But being a dad isn't your whole identity, Calum. I have to admit I'm looking forward to get to know you. The real Calum Hood, not just the dad Calum Hood"
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I quietly close the door, a giant smile playing on my lips. I try to be as quiet as possible, thinking Riley might have passed out now or something.
"DADDY!"
I take that as a no, she's not asleep.
She appears from the living room, running towards me with a huge smile.
"Hi there, honey" I laugh, catching her in my arms. "What are you doing up, huh?"
"Weeeeeellllll" she giggles, covering her mouth with her little hands, leaning closer to my ear. "Chloe gave me coke, but she said I couldn't tell you. It's a secret!"
"Oh, is that so?" I chuckle, putting her on my hip while walking towards the sound of Chloe and Jasmine's voices.
"Calum, hi" jasmine looks up at me, a big smile on her lips. "How was your date, huh?"
"Shut up" I mutter, placing myself on a chair by the table.
"Daddy!" Riley slaps my chest. "You told me that was a bad word"
"It is, I'm sorry, Ri, I shouldn't have said that" I say, glaring at jasmine for not putting her to bed yet. "I'll change my choice of words to please be quiet, Jasmine"
"Daddy said I can't say bad words" Riley mumbles, leaning her back against my chest. "He said that if I do, Santa won't bring me a puppy for Christmas"
"Calum, oh my god, you did not.." Chloe sighs, a slight laugh escaping from her lips.
"What? Isn't that smart?"
"No, because after you said that, how many bad words have she said?"
"Well.." I look down at Rikey, softly running my hand through her hair. "She did say blowjob..?"
"Good luck in taking care of her and a puppy"
"I'm getting a puppy?" Riley looks with big eyes between me, Jasmine and Chloe.
"That's up to Santa, Ri, not dad" I say, running a hand through her dark hair.
"Will Santa give me a puppy?"
